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Topic: Insertive Anal sex without condom (Read 15238 times)

I've been on Kaletra, and for me it just started a few days in and got worse and worse and worse. I had the endless runs and nausea so bad I couldn't even handle sitting upright...let alone standing up. Once the ill effects started, it took me nearly a month to feel anything approaching normal again.

I've been on Kaletra, and for me it just started a few days in and got worse and worse and worse. I had the endless runs and nausea so bad I couldn't even handle sitting upright...let alone standing up. Once the ill effects started, it took me nearly a month to feel anything approaching normal again.

But you may feel just fine.

Can't really say. It varies from person to person.

Are you on kaletra on a long temr basis or did you take it as part of a PEP regime?

Fortunately, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea – when they occur as side effects of anti-HIV treatment – are usually mild, and tend to diminish after the first few days or weeks of treatment.

i.e. they start early in treatment (few days) and diminish after that. You want an exact period of when they will start? Sorry, it will differ from everyone.

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Well its my 6th day on the PEP and while I seem to be tolerating it quite well apart from some minor back pain, I am more worried on whether its working or not. I'm pretty sure my lymph glands in my groin and neck are reacting....which doesn't bode well for when I get tested. I guess I may have to start coming to terms with the fact that maybe this is one bullet that I cannot dodge this time.

I'm pretty sure my lymph glands in my groin and neck are reacting....which doesn't bode well for when I get tested

Brackie, that's extremely unlikely given the characteristics and time frame of any viral infection, let alone HIV. The general trend of your posts lend themselves to someone who is continuously looking for changes, e.g. your expectation of a reaction to PEP and your symptom shopping. Your mind is predisposed to looking for these things therefore things that you've never noted before suddenly have meaning and its not good, in your opinion.

Your incident is very basic and the facts remain unchanged. Your "exposure" was relatively minor and was borderline questionable for PEP. You were advised to obtain a medical perspective, which you've done, and the decision to prescribe PEP was made. In my opinion your doctor considered the matter along the lines of issuing an "insurance" policy more so than a genuine need for PEP. Its done and PEP is considered extremely effective in preventing infection. This position is based on years of data and ten of thousands of instances gathered from serious exposures in the medical field.

Keep working out, stop symptom and reaction shopping and remove your head from between your legs and stop kisssing your ass goodbye. There is every reason to expect nothing but a negative result when the time comes for testing, seriously.

Hi there, in the early hours of sunday morning I had brief anal sex with a guy that I kinda know and we did not use a condom..blame me I was drunk. I ejaculated inside him and then immidiatley had a thorough shower. I have had PEP twice before and am reluctant to get it a third time, but feel it may be warranted. The guy said he doesn't know his status as he has not been tested in a while, but I was a bit concerned by how unconcerned he seemed to be.

I wouldn't say PEP is required unless you are certain that the person is HIV positive. If you were the insertive partner, know it's less likely. It's really your choice - and you have to make that decision yourself.

I note that this is your third decision whether to take PEP. Don't you think it's time to think before you have sex? Being drunk isn't an excuse to put yourself at risk. I am not being judgemental here, I am trying to protect you from getting a STD. It's a dangerous game here. If you didn't think 'never again' after the first time, then will you now? This should be a wake up call. Condoms, no exceptions.

R

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Thanks for the reply. The first 2 times I took PEP were through broken condoms. This is actually the first time I have ever deliberatley had unprotected sex. Do you think that there is a possibility I may be refused PEP as I have had it twice before and may build up an immunity to certain drugs?

You don't build up an immunity to HIV drugs unless you have HIV...and even then, it is HIV and not the person, who builds up immunity.

R

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Can I just ask, So a user can only ever post one topic if if the events are completley unrelated? The guy has told me he is on kivexa and viramune and he is undetectable...whether that makes any difference or not I don't know?

I don't mind the fact that he is positive, but the lies are what gets me. IfI hadn't asked him again he wouldnt have told me and the fact is I have one day left for PEP to be worth my while.

Your ignorance really amazes me. If you want to be a bug chaser be one but don't keep coming back to this forum to post about your ignorance. Maybe you should think about getting some professional mental help because something has got to be wrong.

Your ignorance really amazes me. If you want to be a bug chaser be one but don't keep coming back to this forum to post about your ignorance. Maybe you should think about getting some professional mental help because something has got to be wrong.

So one deliberate mistake and I'm a bug chaser? I've done everything in my life to prevent "bugs" and the one time I make a duff decision, it turns out t be quite serious. I'm only human mate

You have to decide what level of risk you are willing to tolerate in relation to this latest incident. It's of course good that the other guy has a low level VL. But low level is not quite the same as no risk.

If you decide to do PEP again, the sooner the better...

Good luck either way. And in the future avoid mixing excessive drinking with casual sex. It's a very dangerous combination.

Asking someone their status is never going to make it safe for you to have unprotected intercourse. Not only do people sometimes lie, as you discovered, but many, many more will only ASSUME to be hiv negative. They're not lying per se, they just don't accurately know their status. Please take responsibility for your own sexual health and your own actions. Unless the guy was holding a gun to your head, there was no reason for you to go ahead and consent to unproteced intercourse.

You need to be using condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, every time, no exceptions until such time as you are in a securely monogamous relationship where you have both tested for ALL sexually transmitted infections together. To agree to have unprotected intercourse is to consent to the possibility of being infected with an STI.

Sex without a condom lasts only a matter of minutes, but hiv is forever.

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts